Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below:- Passport size photograph in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 40 kb. The dimension of the photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).

Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 kb. The dimension of the signature should be 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height).

After filling all the details for applying online for TNSET- 2017, the candidates have to select the option of payment of examination fee either by credit/debit card or Net banking.

On behalf of UGC, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal (MTWU), Tamil Nadu announces holding of the State Eligibility Test (TNSET-2017) on 23.04.2017 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility for Assistant Professor in Tamil Nadu Universities and Colleges. MTWU will conduct TNSET-2017 in 25 subjects at 16 selected Nodal Centres of Examination spread across the State.

Candidates who have qualified for the TNSET-2017 will be governed by the recruitment rules and regulations stipulated for the Assistant Professors of concerned Universities / Colleges / Institutions (Government/ Aided /Private) of Tamil Nadu State.

The result of the TNSET-2017 examination to be held on 23.04.2017 will be made available on the website: www.tnsetexam2017mtwu.in as and when it is declared. The candidate will not be individually intimated about their result.

1. The candidates may pay the examination fee either by credit/ debit card or net banking. In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit card, the additional processing charges as following will also be debited from the credit/debit card of the candidate along with applicable taxes, convenience fee and processing fee.

2. After filling all the details for applying online for TNSET2017, the candidate will have the option to select the mode of payment of examination fee either by credit/debit card or net-banking.

3. The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at TNSET2017 website: www.tnsetexam2017mtwu.in and if the status is ‘OK’, the candidate will be able to take the printout of Confirmation Page. In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are advised to do the following:-

If the fee is paid through credit / debit card / net-banking and status is not OK, it means the transaction is cancelled and the amount will be refunded to concerned credit / debit card within a week. Such candidates have to pay the fee once again.

Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft,IPO etc. will be rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Candidate must enter his/her mobile number only while making payment.

SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST:

i) The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on 23.04.2017 (SUNDAY) in three separate sessions as follows:

Session

Paper Marks Number of Questions Duration

First I 100 60 – out of which, 50 questions are to be attempted 1¼ Hours (09:30 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.)

Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the Candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the Candidate. 60 (sixty) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of 2 marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any 50 (fifty). In the event of the Candidate attempting more than 50 questions, the first 50 questions attempted by the Candidate would be evaluated.

Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the Candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the Candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

All the questions of Paper – II and Paper – III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus including all electives, without options.

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I, Paper – II and Paper – III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet.

The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR sheet are given in the pages 15, 16 & 17. It may be noted that these instructions to Candidates will not be sent to any of the Candidates by post.

PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF RESULTS

This will comprise the following steps for considering a Candidate for the eligibility for Assistant Professorship:

Step I: Minimum marks to be obtained in TNSET- 2017 for considering a Candidate for the eligibility for Assistant Professor:

The Candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper–III as given below:

CATEGORY Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained

PAPER – I PAPER – II PAPER – III

GENERAL 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50%)

BC/MBC/DNC/PwD/SC/ST

35 (35%) 35 (35%) 60 (40%)

Step II: Amongst those Candidates who have cleared step I, a merit list will be prepared subject-wise and category-wise using the aggregate marks of all the three papers secured by such Candidates.

Step III: Top 15% candidates (for each subject and category), from the merit list mentioned under step II, will be declared TNSET- 2017 qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor only. It may be noted that the above qualifying criteria decided by TNSET- 2017 is final and binding.

SUBJECTS OF TEST

The list of 25 subjects for which examination will be conducted by TNSET- 2017 along with their respective codes and the medium of question paper setting is given below:

Candidates who have appeared (OR) will be appearing at the Master’s Degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited (OR) candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also appear for this test.

Candidates shall appear for TNSET-2016 examination in their relevant subject of their post-graduation only, in case the candidate did not find the subject of his post graduation in the list of TNSET-2016 subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET / UGC-CSIR NET which is held twice a year.

AGE LIMIT:There is no upper age limit for applying for TNSET- 2016 examination.

EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT:

1. The candidates may pay the examination fee either by credit/ debit card or through echallan generated during the online filling of the application form. In case of e-challan the payment should be made in the SBI. In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit card the additional processing charges as following will also be debited from the credit/debit card of the candidate along with applicable taxes.

Category: General BC/ M BC/DNC SC/ST/PWDVI,HI,PH

[as per the list available on website:

www.tnpsc.gov.in]

Examination Fee: Rs.1500/- Rs.1250/- Rs.500/-

SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST:
The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on 21.02.2016 (SUNDAY)in three separate sessions as under:
Paper Marks Number of Question Session Duration
First I 100 60 out of which 50 1¼ Hours (09:30 A.M. to
question to be attempted 10:45 A.M.)
Second II 100 50 questions all are 1¼ Hours (11:15 A.M. to
compulsory 12:30 P.M.)
Third III 150 75 questions all are 2½ Hours (02:00 P.M. to
compulsory 04:30 P.M.)
Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. 60 (sixty) multiple choice questions of 2
marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any 50(fifty). In the event of the candidate attempted more than 50 questions, the first 50 questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.
Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.
Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.
All the questions of Paper – II and Paper – III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).
The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I, Paper – II and Paper
– III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet.

There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.

SUBJECTS OF TEST:

The list of 25 subjects for which examination will be conducted by TNSET- 2016 along with their respective codes and the medium of question paper setting is given below:

* The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their Master’s Degree in Pure Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics, Mathematics with computer science & other related subjects can take TNSET examination under “MathematicalSciences”. http://csirhrdg.res.in/mcs_ma_sylbs.pdf

Candidates who are appearing (Final year) in their Master Degree examination can also apply for TNSET. Those postgraduate students who have passed post graduate examination in more than one subject can appear for TNSET examination only in one subject at a time.

SYLLABUS:

Syllabus for TNSET examination will be the same as in UGC/CSIR–NET. Mother Teresa Women’s University Kodaikanal will not send the syllabus to the candidates individually. Syllabi for all SET subjects can be downloaded from UGC website : www.ugc.ac.in.

AGE: For all Group A Courses candidates should have been born on or before 31 Dec 1999 (max. age limit 40 years for AHS Degree Courses and 30 for BSc Nursing and 35 for BSc Nursing SC/ST). This college is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai where the minimum qualification prescribed is an equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years of study, the last two years of study comprising Physics, Chemistry and Biology with English .

QUALIFICATION: A candidate for admission to MBBS course “must have 60% marks at +2 level in each of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Botany and Zoology taken together) and have an aggregate of 140/200 in these subjects, both at qualifying and competitive examinations and should have passed in English”. (as per state & University guidelines)( 60% in each and 130/200 aggregate for BC; 55% in each and 120/200 aggregate for MBC; and 40% in each and 80/200 FEES to change as per State & University guidelines) Example: If a candidate has 72% in Biology, 66% in Chemistry and 70% in Physics, then the aggregate works out to: {72 + (66 +70)/2} or {72 + 68} out of 200, i.e. 140/200 and is eligible. However, a candidate with 68 in Biology, 72 in Chemistry and 70 in Physics will have only {68+ (72+70)/2} on 200 or {68+71} on 200 i.e. 139/200 and is not eligible.

Candidates for admission to B.Sc. Nursing should have a pass with 45% aggregate in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). 9Only unmarried women candidates are eligible to apply.)

Candidates for admission to other Degree Courses should have a pass in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology[/Mathematics, in the case of BPO and BASLP]

APPLICATION FEES:

.The application fee includes a basic administrative fee of Rs.800plus a registration fee per course applied.

Keep your demand draft ready before filling the application form. Write your name and application number on the back of the demand draft and send the original DD to this office before 1stApril 2016.

2. As a challan at no extra cost at any branch of ICICI bank in India. A challan will be generated when filling payment details in the application form. Please mention FC-CMC-V on the challan. Send the original challan to this office before 1st April 2016.

3. Online payment using only “Credit / Debit Card”.

a. Use only your own (parents/guardians) credit / debit card for these transactions. If this is not possible, please choose the payment option of ICICI challan or Demand Draft.

b. When using a credit / debit card, if the transaction is not successful, please check with your bank / credit card account to see if the amount was debited.

If it has been debited, please send us an email to registrar@cmcvellore.ac.in and we will follow up.

If the amount has not been debited, please wait for 24-48 hours. The transaction is likely to be completed OR will probably be refunded to you by your bank in which case you will need to do the payment process again.

Applications received without the application fee as mentioned above will not be registered.

ALL „GROUP A COURSES‟ STUDENTS AND DIPLOMA IN NURSING STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SERVE IN AN AREA OF NEED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THEIR COURSE.

4. Please note that a ‘Registration Fee’ for each course will have to be paid.

5. Relevant enclosures and Registration fee as detailed should reach the Office of the Registrar not later than the last date specified, even if the qualifying examination results are not available by that date.

6. Please note the application number on your forms. Quote this for any enquiry that you may have and when communicating in all further correspondence with the Registrar‟s Office.

7. When applying for more than one course, CANDIDATES MUST LIST THE COURSES IN THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE in the application form.

8. Other enclosures: Where applicable, enclose:

a. Copy (not original) of Community/caste certificate, duly signed by Dy. Tahsildar orDistrict Magistrate. If the certificate is not in English, an attested English Translation should be attached.

b. Application form for Undergraduate College Sponsorship for Christians along with required enclosures/certificates (refer Section 4.2)

c. Application form for College of Nursing Sponsorship along with required enclosures/certificates (refer Section 4.4)

Enclosures may be sent separately with the Application number clearly mentioned. Enclosures received without this number or after the last date for submission will not be accepted. Academic or extracurricular certificates should not be enclosed.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM:

Please read the instructions carefully before filling the form.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM WILL BE TAKEN AS FINAL. NO CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED.

1. Fill the form online, check the details for correctness and submit.

2. Upload your photograph and signature.

3. Make your PAYMENT by any one of the methods mentioned above.

4. Take a print out of the completed application form and the application confirmation page for your reference. (Do not send a hard copy of your application form to the Registrar’s Office.)

5. Send the proof of payment (for DD/challan payment) and all the other required ENCLOSURES where applicable to the Office of the Registrar, CMC, Vellore 632002 to reach on or before 1st April 2016.

6. An email stating successful registration of the application will be sent to the candidates within a week of final submission of the application. If not received, please check with the Registrar’s office by e-mailing to registrar@cmcvellore.ac.in , quoting your application number.

Please note that this entire application form is meant to be submitted online. If you get interrupted after you submit the basic information or at “upload photo and signature”, you can sign in again at the „download admission bulletin‟ page using your application number and date of birth. If you did not note your application number, you have to go to the main menu & follow the procedure to “Retrieve Application Number.”

Please keep your application number as ID and date of birth as password to download your hall ticket from the website.

Anybody requiring assistance for filling the application form online may contact the Registrar’s office in person.

ELIGIBILITY:

The following qualifications are considered equivalent to the Plus Two Examination of the Higher Secondary Board of Tamil Nadu for the purpose of admission. (Subject to Eligibility Certificate* issued by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, where applicable).

Intermediate examination, Pre-Degree Examination or Plus Two Examination of any recognised Indian University or State Board.

The Senior Higher School Certificate Examination (12 years) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (examination held in 1979 or thereafter with not less than 5 subjects, of which English shall be one).

The Indian School Certificate Examination (12 years) conducted by the Council for Indian School Examination (held in 1977 or thereafter).

Pre-University Examination (two year course) conducted by the Board of Pre-University Education, Government of Karnataka.

For candidates who have studied abroad, the equivalency of qualification as determined by the Association of Indian Universities will form the guidelines to determine the eligibility. Please note that these are only guidelines and candidates who have qualified overseas must get in touch with the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University (see website www.tnmgrmu.ac.in for details).

For courses where Graduation or Diploma is required, the eligibility would be as per the guidelines of the registering University or affiliating body or by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

Those appearing for the qualifying examinations now are eligible to apply, provided the mark-sheets and pass certificates are available at the time of the Step-2 (practical tests and interviews).

Those already employed:

Candidates currently holding appointments in Government or Private Institutions who seek admission to courses should obtain a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from the employer stating that „necessary permission has been given to the candidate who will be released for Registration for admission to the (name of course) course in the Christian Medical College‟. In case of a delay in getting permission, kindly submit the online application form within the stipulated date and send in the certificate later with a covering note.

* ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE – Candidates who have passed any qualifying examination other than the Higher Secondary course examination conducted by the Government of Tamilnadu shall obtain an eligibility certificate from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai by remitting the prescribed fee along with the application form before seeking admission to any one of the affiliated Medical Institutions. The candidate will be required to produce the eligibility certificate at the time of registration for admission to the course if selected.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

All candidates whose applications are in order and complete will be registered. They will go through acompetitive process comprising of a preliminary Computer Based Entrance Test (Step-1). Short-listed candidates will be invited for Step-2 which consists of special tests to assess the candidate’s character and aptitude. Interviews also will form part of the assessment at this stage. All admissions are based on inter-se-merit. The College recognises that merit is not merely academic merit but is, in addition, a collection of various other factors, which go towards suitability to pursue a professional career.

The selection process / admission will be subject to any orders passed or that may be passed by the Government / University / Professional Councils.

THE DECISION OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS FINAL.

Please note that accommodation will not be available for candidates in the Hospital Annexe or any of the Institutional Guest Houses or Hostels during Step 1 & Step 2 of the selection process.

HALL TICKETS

Hall Tickets will be available for download on the CMC website 15 days before the examination. Hall ticket will be common for group A & B courses.

If a candidate is unable to download the Hall Ticket from the website, they are advised to INFORM THE REGISTRAR immediately, giving the candidate's name, application number, date of birth, full address, and centre opted for writing the Entrance Test, by sending an email to registrar@cmcvellore.ac.in or by telephone, post or fax (0416 – 2262788/2262268). Hall ticket number and address of the centre will be intimated if the candidate‟s application is complete in all aspects.

COMPUTER BASED ENTRANCE TEST (Step-1)

There will be a Computer Based Entrance Test for all the Group A & B Courses as detailed in the table in Section 1.1 on Saturday, the 21st May 2016 at the following cities:

Those who cannot take the examination on a Saturday for religious reasons (e.g. SDAs) should apply separately to the Registrar for special arrangements to take the examination. This special arrangement however will only be available at Vellore. Terms and conditions apply. Please check with the Registrar’s Office before choosing this option.

The entrance test for the Group A degree courses and the Science test for the Group B diploma courseswill consist of multiple-choice questions in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and General Ability with emphasis on Speed and Accuracy, and a few questions on issues of current topical interest. The test will be conducted in ENGLISH. More information regarding the entrance test and sample questions are given in Annexure III titled “Information on Computer Based Tests”. Performance in this test will be the basis for being called for the Step-2 (practical tests and interviews) and final selections.

The General Paper (Non Science) for Group B will consist of multiple choice questions of a general nature, including very basic science, general knowledge, current awareness and general ability.

Announcement of Step-1 Results/List for Step-2

The list of candidates invited for Step-2 will be put up on notice boards in the College and Main Hospital campuses, CMC, Vellore, as per the dates in the table in Section 1.1. Candidates can also access the list from the website http://admissions.cmcvellore.ac.in . Further, the candidates short-listed for Step-2 will be intimated by letter sent by email/Speed Post around the first week of June 2016. Being called for Step-2 does not necessarily mean selection or acceptance of eligibility.

Step-2 (SPECIAL TESTS & INTERVIEWS)

Special tests and Interviews for selection to the various courses will be held at Vellore according to the schedule on page 3.

At the time of the Step-2 for MBBS, BSc Nursing, Diploma Nursing and Allied Health Science degree courses, Christian students who have applied under the sponsored category will be given a test o n Bible Knowledge (50 multiple choice questions).

At the time of registration for Step-2, original certificates should be produced for verification. Attested photocopies are admissible at this stage BUT NOT when registering for admission to the respective courses.

Announcement of Results of Step-2

The list of candidates provisionally selected will be put up on notice boards in the College and Main Hospital campuses, CMC, Vellore, as per the dates in page 3. Candidates can also access their results from the website http://admissions.cmcvellore.ac.in

MERIT LISTS

The College recognises that merit is not merely academic but is in addition, other factors, which go towards suitability to pursue a professional career. Selections are based on two broad categories- Open and Sponsored. Selection will be based on inter-se merit within these groups.

For e.g. in the MBBS course these are further subdivided into groups as follows:

Open: 16 seats, where SC/ST reservation of 20% applies, and 1 seat is earmarked for the “Central Pool Scheme” by the Government of India.

Sponsored: 84 seats are filled by sponsored candidates.

REGISTRATION FOR ADMISSION OF SELECTED CANDIDATES INTO THE RESPECTIVE COURSES

Selected candidates must report at the time and place specified to register for the respective courses.

Failure to complete registration formalities will lead to cancellation of selection and registration of waitlisted candidates instead.

WAITING LIST

Two waiting lists will be maintained for each of the courses – Open and Sponsored. If a candidate withdraws from a course, the next candidate on the respective waiting list will fill that seat. However, if there are no more candidates on that particular waitlist, the next candidate from the other list will be invited to join.

WITHDRAWAL FROM ANY COURSE

Students registered and admitted to a course, desirous of obtaining their original documents from the Principal for the purpose of attending interviews elsewhere, should deposit a sum of Rs.500 as security.

[NOTE: IN EACH COURSE, MOST OF THE SEATS ARE ALLOTTED TO CANDIDATES SPONSORED BY ABOUT 60 CHRISTIAN CHURCHES / ORGANISATIONS (LISTED IN ANNEXURE I) APPROVED BY THE “CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VELLORE ASSOCIATION”, THE BODY WHICH RUNS THE COLLEGE.